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Check dams proposal for North triggers backlash
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/05/2025
» Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai's proposal to construct check dams in northern Thailand to cleanse rivers contaminated with heavy metals has sparked fierce opposition from civil society groups.
It was a battle to stay healthy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/12/2022
» Many health issues occurred in 2022 ranging from the easing of Covid-19 control measures, the discovery of the first monkeypox patient and liberalising the cannabis law.
Marine parks get Asean heritage nod
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/10/2019
» Two marine reserves in the South have been recognised as Asean Heritage Parks at the 15th Asean Ministerial Meeting on the Environment in Cambodia's Siem Reap, according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
Greener rice
Asia focus, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2019
» Drive northwest of Siem Reap for about 90 minutes and you will arrive at a large grassland conservation site in Kampong Thom province that is a paradise for bird lovers, who can see as many as 100 bird species there. Villages near the Northern Tonle Sap Protected Landscape benefit from birdwatching tourism organised by non-governmental organisations, which share some of their income with the communities to be used for conservation.
Finding ways to beat farm debt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/11/2018
» The farm sector has been a driving engine behind the country’s economic growth, but at the same time, debt among farmers keeps rising.